Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 721 - 655: Another Update_2

At present, in Nanmen State, they can’t even openly reveal their identities, for these identities are now a mark of disgrace to them.

The treatment had a very apparent effect; Zheng Congyuan’s spirit truly improved day by day. However, these two honest men explicitly said that their spells were not capable of fully eradicating the issue.

When Qi Jin returned to Chenyuan Hall, he saw the middle-aged man already there. The two men behind him entered the hall and looked over.

The three men exchanged glances, and the next moment they greeted each other respectfully.

Zheng Congyuan looked at Zheng Nianru, obviously not anticipating that the latter knew the individual, thus his identity was beyond doubt.

"You know each other?" Zheng Congyuan asked, clearly it was more reassuring to hear it from them directly.

Zheng Congyuan questioned the two men who had entered later, and they respectfully bowed.

"Your Majesty," said the man, "it is a disgrace for us to admit that both the Yu and Bai families were once among the top spell-casting aristocratic families in Nanmen State. It is embarrassing to have fallen into such dire straits."

"Bai family?" Zheng Congyuan looked over at the middle-aged man, "I have indeed heard of the Bai family of Nanmen. The ancient texts have recorded many events concerning the ancestors of the Bai family."

The middle-aged man bowed deeply upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, without these two from the Yu family, I perhaps would have only seventy percent confidence. I hadn’t expected that descendants of the Yu family would also be here; this is a sign of your immense imperial fortune, there must be hope now," the middle-aged man said slowly.

The two brothers from the Yu family nodded as well, their expressions filled with joy.

If they could save the Emperor of Nanzheng State, at least they could maintain their prominent status within Nanzheng State.

Zheng Congyuan, seeing this, became somewhat convinced. He looked at Zheng Nianru, who nodded back; it seemed Ju Nanyi had not entirely deceived her.

"Then we shall rely on the expertise of you mages," said Zheng Congyuan, nodding his head and signaling Eunuch Du to bring people forward.

Qi Jin stepped forward, intending to enter, when a Little Eunuch suddenly stepped forward.

"Lord Jin, Lord Qi Hui is outside waiting for you; he says there is an urgent matter," the Little Eunuch was just a messenger. Qi Jin looked over and inquired what it was about, but the Little Eunuch said he did not know. Seeing this, Qi Jin did not wish to leave as things had just started here and he wanted to stay.

The Little Eunuch left, and after a short while, returned to report that there indeed was an urgent matter.

Qi Jin was about to lose his temper, but realizing that the Little Eunuch didn’t understand anything, getting angry would solve nothing. Deciding to seize the moment of calm, he hurriedly left Chenyuan Hall.

Shortly after leaving Chenyuan Hall, Qi Jin saw Qi Hui hurrying over.

"What’s so urgent?" the young man was new, just transferred here, usually following behind Lord Qi Yu to gain experience.

"My lord, there’s been an incident. Those people have finally made a move; Lord Qi Yu found that someone from their group has infiltrated the palace," said Qi Hui hastily. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Upon hearing this, Qi Jin’s expression grew grave. He glanced around the Imperial Palace, everyone seemed like they could be the intruders.

"Why mention it only now?" Qi Jin asked loudly, then regretted his raised voice and pulled Qi Hui aside.

"My lord, Lord Qi Yu infiltrated their location and found a map of the palace, and several points were marked on it. We only speculated at first that someone had come in until we hurried back to the palace and saw the same spots were indeed marked, so we became certain that someone had already entered," Qi Hui explained.

Qi Jin immediately felt the seriousness of the situation and calmed down, nodding his head.

"Where is Qi Yu?"

"Lord Qi Yu is quietly investigating in the palace..."

"Hurry back, take two teams to Chenyuan Hall; I’ll head back first," Qi Jin said immediately, and Qi Hui nodded, Lord Qi Yu had indeed intended this, only sending him first to alert Lord Jin and to be cautious.

Qi Jin had no time to say anything else and immediately headed towards Chenyuan Hall.

Who were these people? To this day, they had not determined their origin, and when they realized, they were startled. Although the intruders had so far not made any overt moves, their actions were suspicious.

People from Nanmen State? Unlikely. People from Qiandao Temple, it’s even debatable whether there are still living people from Qiandao Temple, also unlikely. While those people acted stealthily, no evidence related to spells had been found.

And the people from Ghoul Ravine, who usually act boldly without any concern, wouldn’t be so painstakingly cautious, making it even less likely.